Where to live in Australia

Australia has great diversity, from the cities to the suburbs to the great outdoors. In fact there are as many different lifestyles as there are great places to live them.

Western Australia

This vast state is – by far – Australia’s largest. To traverse is comparable to driving from LA to Dallas. All this space means that, sure, much of it looks a lot like people’s preconceptions of Australia: hot, dry and flat. Check out what living in Western Australia like.

Victoria

It’s a little bit country, and very urban. Australia’s smallest and southernmost mainland state is also home to about five million people, three quarters of whom live in the capital, Melbourne. Read more about living in Victoria.

Tasmania

Tasmania – Australia’s only Island state – is quite unlike the rest of the country. Its location off Victoria’s south coast makes it cooler than the other states, and as a result, it’s generally greener, and it’s also hillier, and with more forest… Read more about living in Tasmania.

Queensland

With its unique landscapes, great weather, progressive career opportunities and fantastic outdoors lifestyle, Queensland is a popular destination for folks who like to have it all. In fact the locals are well onto it: more Australians move to Queensland than any other Australian State. Read more about Queensland

Northern Territory

Australia’s Northern Territory is a land of rugged, natural diversity and warm, friendly people. The landscape includes the outback terrain of Australia’s centre, the sweeping endless savannah plains of the Barkly Tablelands and lush tropical north, the Top End. Read more about Northern Territory. 

Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is a couple of thousand of square kilometers in the middle of NSW in which thrives our nation’s capital, Canberra. Like most political outcomes, Canberra is the result of a heated argument. Back in 1913 nobody could decide which city should become the capital: Melbourne or Sydney. Australian Capital Territory (ACT). 

New South Wales

With 7 million people, New South Wales is Australia’s most populated state. It’s also one of the most diverse, with abundant national parks, beautiful harbours, the country’s largest city (Sydney) … and a place called Bong Bong. Read more about New South Wales. 

South Australia

While the popular conception of Australia is of a flat, dry place, South Australia has a diverse and productive ecology. As a result, the region boasts a flourishing agricultural sector, magnificent recreation, and the country’s leading food and wine culture. Read more South Australia.